Aimé S. Fotso Talla1,2,*, Fouad Erchiqui1,2, Duygu Kocaefe1, Hamid Kaddami3
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 285-290, 2014, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2014.634122
Abstract The properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reinforced with 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20% (w/w) alkaline-treated
hemp fi bers were investigated following a series of processing stages. The fi ber concentration signifi cantly
impacts the compounding process, yielding thermostable composites below 300°C. Their elastic moduli varied
logarithmically with fi ber concentration, and were increased by up to 20% with respect to the nonreinforced
formulation. Such reinforcement was, however, followed by a drastic decrease in the elongation at break, from
more than 20 mm for the unreinforced PET to as low as 2.5 mm. Other properties showed closer observations
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